ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except
|
|
|
|
|
share data)
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
|
$
|
4,687,891
|
|
|
$
|
2,633,651
|
|
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,383,080
|
|
|
|
911,130
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
3,304,811
|
|
|
|
1,722,521
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
23,637
|
|
|
|
201,932
|
|
|
|
Cash held on deposit in margin account
|
|
|
22,660
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
299,954
|
|
|
|
211,810
|
|
|
|
Gas stored underground
|
|
|
334,245
|
|
|
|
200,134
|
|
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
75,958
|
|
|
|
63,236
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
756,454
|
|
|
|
677,112
|
|
|
Goodwill and intangible assets
|
|
|
709,980
|
|
|
|
238,272
|
|
|
Deferred charges and other assets
|
|
|
286,699
|
|
|
|
231,978
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,057,944
|
|
|
$
|
2,869,883
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
|
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, no par value (stated at $.005 per share);
200,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2005 80,249,195 shares;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2004 62,799,710 shares
|
|
$
|
401
|
|
|
$
|
314
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
1,416,327
|
|
|
|
1,005,644
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
220,569
|
|
|
|
142,030
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(21,287
|
)
|
|
|
(14,529
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
|
1,616,010
|
|
|
|
1,133,459
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
2,183,639
|
|
|
|
861,311
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capitalization
|
|
|
3,799,649
|
|
|
|
1,994,770
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
231,881
|
|
|
|
185,295
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
342,408
|
|
|
|
223,265
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
|
3,242
|
|
|
|
5,908
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
577,531
|
|
|
|
414,468
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
222,699
|
|
|
|
213,930
|
|
|
Regulatory cost of removal obligation
|
|
|
254,988
|
|
|
|
103,579
|
|
|
Deferred credits and other liabilities
|
|
|
203,077
|
|
|
|
143,136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,057,944
|
|
|
$
|
2,869,883
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements
1
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except
|
|
|
|
|
per share data)
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility segment
|
|
$
|
501,735
|
|
|
$
|
256,252
|
|
|
|
Natural gas marketing segment
|
|
|
466,835
|
|
|
|
364,339
|
|
|
|
Pipeline and storage segment
|
|
|
36,524
|
|
|
|
5,357
|
|
|
|
Other nonutility segment
|
|
|
1,421
|
|
|
|
853
|
|
|
|
Intersegment eliminations
|
|
|
(96,563
|
)
|
|
|
(80,743
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
909,952
|
|
|
|
546,058
|
|
|
Purchased gas cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility segment
|
|
|
326,502
|
|
|
|
163,093
|
|
|
|
Natural gas marketing segment
|
|
|
456,440
|
|
|
|
352,708
|
|
|
|
Pipeline and storage segment
|
|
|
(1,733
|
)
|
|
|
3,150
|
|
|
|
Other nonutility segment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intersegment eliminations
|
|
|
(95,606
|
)
|
|
|
(80,385
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
685,603
|
|
|
|
438,566
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
224,349
|
|
|
|
107,492
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operation and maintenance
|
|
|
94,518
|
|
|
|
50,467
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
43,448
|
|
|
|
23,268
|
|
|
|
Taxes, other than income
|
|
|
46,915
|
|
|
|
12,297
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
184,881
|
|
|
|
86,032
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
39,468
|
|
|
|
21,460
|
|
|
Miscellaneous income
|
|
|
1,524
|
|
|
|
2,187
|
|
|
Interest charges
|
|
|
33,689
|
|
|
|
16,011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
7,303
|
|
|
|
7,636
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
2,817
|
|
|
|
2,871
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
4,486
|
|
|
$
|
4,765
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net income per share
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net income per share
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends per share
|
|
$
|
0.310
|
|
|
$
|
0.305
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
79,683
|
|
|
|
52,220
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
80,144
|
|
|
|
52,617
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements
2
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except
|
|
|
|
|
per share data)
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility segment
|
|
$
|
2,650,793
|
|
|
$
|
1,425,022
|
|
|
|
Natural gas marketing segment
|
|
|
1,473,527
|
|
|
|
1,255,386
|
|
|
|
Pipeline and storage segment
|
|
|
130,798
|
|
|
|
18,243
|
|
|
|
Other nonutility segment
|
|
|
4,058
|
|
|
|
2,249
|
|
|
|
Intersegment eliminations
|
|
|
(290,477
|
)
|
|
|
(273,741
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,968,699
|
|
|
|
2,427,159
|
|
|
Purchased gas cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility segment
|
|
|
1,895,181
|
|
|
|
1,003,977
|
|
|
|
Natural gas marketing segment
|
|
|
1,425,128
|
|
|
|
1,214,395
|
|
|
|
Pipeline and storage segment
|
|
|
8,895
|
|
|
|
9,158
|
|
|
|
Other nonutility segment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intersegment eliminations
|
|
|
(287,889
|
)
|
|
|
(273,042
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,041,315
|
|
|
|
1,954,488
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
927,384
|
|
|
|
472,671
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operation and maintenance
|
|
|
313,753
|
|
|
|
166,476
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
132,771
|
|
|
|
69,879
|
|
|
|
Taxes, other than income
|
|
|
140,537
|
|
|
|
45,901
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
587,061
|
|
|
|
282,256
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
340,323
|
|
|
|
190,415
|
|
|
Miscellaneous income
|
|
|
2,867
|
|
|
|
7,850
|
|
|
Interest charges
|
|
|
99,304
|
|
|
|
49,506
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
243,886
|
|
|
|
148,759
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
91,299
|
|
|
|
56,148
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
152,587
|
|
|
$
|
92,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net income per share
|
|
$
|
1.96
|
|
|
$
|
1.79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net income per share
|
|
$
|
1.94
|
|
|
$
|
1.78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends per share
|
|
$
|
0.930
|
|
|
$
|
0.915
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
78,009
|
|
|
|
51,788
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
78,478
|
|
|
|
52,166
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements
3
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
152,587
|
|
|
$
|
92,611
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on the sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,700
|
)
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charged to depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
132,771
|
|
|
|
69,879
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charged to other accounts
|
|
|
634
|
|
|
|
1,270
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
17,703
|
|
|
|
5,750
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
7,593
|
|
|
|
(1,405
|
)
|
|
|
|
Net assets/ liabilities from risk management activities
|
|
|
14,276
|
|
|
|
4,469
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
61,846
|
|
|
|
193,388
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
387,410
|
|
|
|
359,262
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(226,851
|
)
|
|
|
(129,508
|
)
|
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
|
(1,916,654
|
)
|
|
|
(1,957
|
)
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,919
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(1,648
|
)
|
|
|
(505
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(2,145,153
|
)
|
|
|
(104,051
|
)
|
|
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in short-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(118,595
|
)
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
|
|
1,385,847
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
|
(102,801
|
)
|
|
|
(9,079
|
)
|
|
|
Settlement of Treasury lock agreements
|
|
|
(43,770
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends paid
|
|
|
(74,048
|
)
|
|
|
(47,615
|
)
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
32,206
|
|
|
|
26,290
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from equity offering
|
|
|
382,014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
1,579,448
|
|
|
|
(143,999
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(178,295
|
)
|
|
|
111,212
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
201,932
|
|
|
|
15,683
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
23,637
|
|
|
$
|
126,895
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements
4
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
June 30, 2005
Atmos Energy Corporation (Atmos or the
Company) and its subsidiaries are engaged primarily in the
natural gas utility business as well as certain nonutility
businesses. Through our natural gas utility business, we
distribute natural gas through sales and transportation
arrangements to approximately 3.2 million residential,
commercial, public-authority and industrial customers through
our seven regulated natural gas utility divisions, in the
service areas described below:
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|
|
|
|
Division
|
|
Service Area
|
|
|
|
|
|
Atmos Energy Colorado-Kansas Division
|
|
Colorado, Kansas,
Missouri
(3)
|
|
Atmos Energy Kentucky Division
|
|
Kentucky
|
|
Atmos Energy Louisiana Division
|
|
Louisiana
|
|
Atmos Energy Mid-States Division
|
|
Georgia
(3)
,
Illinois
(3)
,
Iowa
(3)
,
Missouri
(3)
,
Tennessee,
Virginia
(3)
|
|
Atmos Energy Mississippi
Division
(1)
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
Atmos Energy Mid-Tex
Division
(2)
|
|
Texas, including the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area
|
|
Atmos Energy West Texas Division
|
|
West Texas
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
The name of this division was changed from the Mississippi
Valley Gas Company Division in April 2005.
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Acquired in October 2004.
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
Denotes locations where we have more limited service areas.
|
As further described in Note 3, on October 1, 2004, we
completed our acquisition of the natural gas distribution and
pipeline operations of TXU Gas Company (TXU Gas). The TXU Gas
operations we acquired are regulated businesses engaged in the
purchase, transmission, storage, distribution and sale of
natural gas in the north-central, eastern and western parts of
Texas. We also acquired a system consisting of 6,162 miles
of gas transmission and gathering lines and five underground
storage reservoirs, all within Texas. As a result of the TXU Gas
acquisition, on October 1, 2004, we created the Atmos
Energy Mid-Tex Division, which provides gas distribution
services to our approximately 1.5 million residential and
business customers in Texas, including the
Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. We also created the
Atmos Pipeline Texas Division to manage and operate
the TXU Gas pipeline and storage operations we acquired.
In addition, we transport natural gas for others through our
distribution system. Our utility business is subject to federal
and state regulation and/or regulation by local authorities in
each of the states in which the utility divisions operate. Our
shared-services division is located in Dallas, Texas, and our
customer support centers are located in Amarillo, Texas, and
Metairie, Louisiana. In addition, on April 1, 2005, we took
over the operations of a Waco, Texas customer support center,
and all call center services formerly provided by TXU Gas under
a transitional services agreement were terminated. We intend to
close the purchase of the related assets on October 1, 2005
for approximately $1.7 million.
Our nonutility businesses include our natural gas marketing
operations, our pipeline and storage operations and our other
nonutility operations which are provided in 22 states.
These operations are either organized under or managed by Atmos
Energy Holdings, Inc. (AEH), which is wholly-owned by the
Company.
Our natural gas marketing operations are managed by Atmos Energy
Marketing, LLC (AEM), which is wholly-owned by AEH. AEM provides
a variety of natural gas management services to municipalities,
natural gas utility systems and industrial natural gas
customers, primarily in the southeastern and midwestern states
5
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
and to our Colorado-Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mid-States
divisions. These services consist primarily of furnishing
natural gas supplies at fixed and market-based prices, contract
negotiation and administration, load forecasting, gas storage
acquisition and management services, transportation services,
peaking sales and balancing services, capacity utilization
strategies and gas price hedging through the use of derivative
instruments.
Our pipeline and storage operations consist of the operations of
our Atmos Pipeline Texas Division, a division of
Atmos Energy Corporation, and of Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC
(APS), which is wholly-owned by AEH. The Atmos
Pipeline Texas Division was purchased from TXU Gas
and transports natural gas to the Atmos Energy Mid-Tex Division,
transports natural gas to third parties and manages five
underground storage reservoirs in Texas. Through APS, we own or
have an interest in underground storage fields in Kentucky and
Louisiana. We also use these storage facilities to reduce the
need to contract for additional pipeline capacity to meet
customer demand during peak periods.
Our other nonutility businesses consist primarily of the
operations of Atmos Energy Services, LLC (AES) and Atmos Power
Systems, Inc., which are wholly-owned by AEH. Through AES, we
provide natural gas management services to our utility
operations. These services, which began on April 1, 2004,
include aggregating and purchasing gas supply, arranging
transportation and storage logistics and ultimately delivering
the gas to our utility service areas at competitive prices.
Through Atmos Power Systems, Inc., we construct gas-fired
electric peaking power-generating plants and associated
facilities and may enter into agreements to either lease or sell
these plants.
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|
|
|
2.
|
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
|
In the opinion of management, all material adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair
presentation have been made to the unaudited consolidated
interim-period financial statements. These consolidated
interim-period financial statements and notes are condensed as
permitted by the instructions to Form 10-Q and should be
read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial
statements of Atmos Energy Corporation in its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2004. Because of seasonal and other factors, the results of
operations for the three and nine-month periods ended
June 30, 2005 are not indicative of expected results of
operations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005.
Further, the impact of the TXU Gas acquisition on the statement
of cash flows is reflected in the acquisitions line item;
therefore, the net changes in operating assets and liabilities
will not reflect balance sheet changes attributable solely to
that acquisition.
|
|
|
|
|
Significant accounting policies
|
Our accounting policies are described in Note 2 to our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2004. There were no significant changes to
our accounting policies during the nine months ended
June 30, 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation plans
|
We have two stock-based compensation plans that provide for the
granting of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options,
stock appreciation rights, bonus stock, time-lapse restricted
stock and performance-based restricted stock units to officers
and key employees: the 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the
Long-Term Stock Plan for the Mid-States Division. Nonemployee
directors are also eligible to receive such stock-based
compensation under the 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The
objectives of these plans include attracting and retaining the
best personnel, providing for additional performance incentives
and promoting our success by providing employees with the
opportunity to acquire common stock.
6
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
As permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
,
we account for these plans under the intrinsic-value method
described in Accounting Principles Board
(APB) Opinion 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees
. Under this method, no compensation cost for stock
options is recognized for stock-option awards granted at or
above fair-market value. Awards of restricted stock are valued
at the market price of the Companys common stock on the
date of grant. The unearned compensation is amortized to
operation and maintenance expense over the vesting period of the
restricted stock. As discussed below, beginning October 1,
2005 we will account for our stock-based compensation in
accordance with SFAS 123 (revised),
Share-Based
Payment
.
Had compensation expense for our stock options issued under the
Long-Term Incentive Plan been recognized based on the fair value
on the grant date under the methodology prescribed by
SFAS 123, our net income and earnings per share for the
three and nine-months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 would
have been impacted as shown in the following table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
Net income as reported
|
|
$
|
4,486
|
|
|
$
|
4,765
|
|
|
$
|
152,587
|
|
|
$
|
92,611
|
|
|
Restricted stock compensation expense included in income, net of
tax
|
|
|
542
|
|
|
|
384
|
|
|
|
1,514
|
|
|
|
580
|
|
|
Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under
fair-value-based method for all awards, net of tax
|
|
|
(676
|
)
|
|
|
(651
|
)
|
|
|
(2,114
|
)
|
|
|
(1,428
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income pro forma
|
|
$
|
4,352
|
|
|
$
|
4,498
|
|
|
$
|
151,987
|
|
|
$
|
91,763
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share as reported
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
1.96
|
|
|
$
|
1.79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share pro forma
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
1.95
|
|
|
$
|
1.77
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share as reported
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
1.94
|
|
|
$
|
1.78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share pro forma
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
1.94
|
|
|
$
|
1.76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At June 30, 2005, there were 300 options outstanding under
the Long-Term Stock Plan for the Mid-States Division, all of
which were fully vested. Because of the limited activities of
this plan, the pro forma effects of applying SFAS 123 would
have less than a $0.01 per diluted share effect on earnings
per share.
|
|
|
|
|
Regulatory assets and liabilities
|
We record certain costs as regulatory assets in accordance with
SFAS 71,
Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of
Regulation
, when future recovery through customer rates is
considered probable. Regulatory liabilities are recorded when it
is probable that revenues will be reduced for amounts that will
be credited to customers through the ratemaking process.
Substantially all of our regulatory assets are recorded as a
component of deferred charges and substantially all of our
regulatory liabilities are recorded as a component of deferred
credits and other liabilities. Deferred gas costs are recorded
either in other current assets or liabilities and the regulatory
cost of removal obligation is separately reported.
7
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Significant regulatory assets and liabilities as of
June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 included the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Regulatory assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UCG merger and integration costs,
net
(1)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,992
|
|
|
|
Other merger and integration costs, net
|
|
|
12,034
|
|
|
|
14,644
|
|
|
|
Deferred MVG operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
751
|
|
|
|
Environmental costs
|
|
|
1,834
|
|
|
|
3,104
|
|
|
|
Rate case costs
|
|
|
11,582
|
|
|
|
537
|
|
|
|
Deferred franchise fees
|
|
|
8,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
7,257
|
|
|
|
3,705
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
40,957
|
|
|
$
|
24,733
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regulatory liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred gas costs
|
|
$
|
44,906
|
|
|
$
|
39,097
|
|
|
|
Regulatory cost of removal obligation
|
|
|
266,553
|
|
|
|
111,232
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
|
1,962
|
|
|
|
1,962
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
3,325
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
316,746
|
|
|
$
|
152,291
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Fully amortized as of December 2004.
|
Currently authorized rates do not include a return on our merger
and integration costs; however, we recover the amortization of
these costs through our rates. Merger and integration costs,
net, are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over
estimated useful lives ranging up to 20 years. Certain
environmental costs have been deferred to future rate filings in
accordance with rulings received from various regulatory
commissions.
8
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table presents the components of comprehensive
income, net of related tax, for the three and nine-month periods
ended June 30, 2005 and 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
4,486
|
|
|
$
|
4,765
|
|
|
$
|
152,587
|
|
|
$
|
92,611
|
|
|
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on investments, net of tax
expense (benefit) of $(7) and $(270) for the three months ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004 and of $722 and $654 for the nine
months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(441
|
)
|
|
|
1,178
|
|
|
|
1,067
|
|
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on commodity hedging transactions,
net of tax expense (benefit) of $(2,675) and $829 for the three
months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and of $(2,672) and
$829 for the nine months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
|
|
|
(4,366
|
)
|
|
|
1,353
|
|
|
|
(4,361
|
)
|
|
|
1,353
|
|
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) and reclassification of unrealized
losses into earnings on interest rate hedging transactions, net
of tax expense (benefit) of $528 and $(2,684) for the three
months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and of $(2,190) and
$(2,684) for the nine months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
|
|
|
860
|
|
|
|
(4,377
|
)
|
|
|
(3,575
|
)
|
|
|
(4,377
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
969
|
|
|
$
|
1,300
|
|
|
$
|
145,829
|
|
|
$
|
90,654
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, as of
June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 consisted of the
following unrealized gains (losses):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on investments
|
|
$
|
334
|
|
|
$
|
(844
|
)
|
|
|
Treasury lock agreements
|
|
|
(24,843
|
)
|
|
|
(21,268
|
)
|
|
|
Cash flow hedges
|
|
|
3,222
|
|
|
|
7,583
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(21,287
|
)
|
|
$
|
(14,529
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recent accounting pronouncements
|
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued SFAS 123 (revised),
Share-Based Payment
(SFAS 123 (R)). This standard revises
SFAS 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
and supersedes APB Opinion 25,
Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees
. Under SFAS 123 (R), public
companies will be required to measure the cost of employee
services received in exchange for stock options and similar
awards based on the grant-date fair value of the award and
recognize this cost in the income statement over the period
during which an employee is required to provide service in
exchange for the award. In April 2005, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) deferred the
9
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
required effective date of SFAS 123 (R) until the
beginning of a registrants next fiscal year. Accordingly,
SFAS 123 (R) will become effective for the Company for
fiscal 2006 beginning on October 1, 2005.
We will adopt SFAS 123 (R) as of October 1, 2005 using
the modified prospective method. Under this method, we will
recognize compensation cost, on a prospective basis, for the
portion of outstanding awards for which the requisite service
has not yet been rendered as of October 1, 2005, based upon
the grant-date fair value of those awards calculated under
SFAS 123 for pro forma disclosure purposes. We expect that
the adoption of SFAS 123 (R) will reduce our fiscal
2006 net income by approximately $0.5 million.
On October 1, 2004, we completed our acquisition of the
natural gas distribution and pipeline operations of TXU Gas
Company. The purchase was accounted for as an asset purchase.
The TXU Gas operations we acquired are regulated businesses
engaged in the purchase, transmission, storage, distribution and
sale of natural gas in the north-central, eastern and western
parts of Texas. Through these newly acquired operations, we
provide gas distribution services to approximately
1.5 million residential and business customers in Texas,
including the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. We also
now own and operate a system consisting of 6,162 miles of
gas transmission and gathering lines and five underground
storage reservoirs in Texas.
The purchase price for the TXU Gas acquisition was approximately
$1.9 billion (after closing adjustments and before
transaction costs and expenses), which we paid in cash. We
acquired approximately $112 million of working capital of
TXU Gas after the final working capital and capital expenditures
settlement was negotiated during the third quarter of 2005,
which resulted in a net payment to TXU Corporation of
approximately $4.1 million. We did not assume any
indebtedness of TXU Gas in connection with the acquisition. TXU
Gas retained certain assets, provided for the repayment of all
of its indebtedness and redeemed all of its preferred stock
prior to closing and retained and agreed to pay certain other
liabilities under the terms of the acquisition agreement.
We funded the purchase price for the TXU Gas acquisition with
approximately $235.7 million in net proceeds from our
offering of approximately 9.9 million shares of common
stock, which we completed on July 19, 2004, and
approximately $1.7 billion in net proceeds from our
issuance on October 1, 2004 of commercial paper backstopped
by a senior unsecured revolving credit agreement, which we
entered into on September 24, 2004 to provide bridge
financing for the TXU Gas acquisition. In October 2004, we paid
off the outstanding commercial paper used to fund the
acquisition through the issuance of senior unsecured notes on
October 22, 2004, which generated net proceeds of
approximately $1.39 billion, and the sale of
16.1 million shares of common stock on October 27,
2004, which generated net proceeds of $382.0 million.
10
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets
acquired and liabilities assumed on October 1, 2004 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash purchase price
|
|
$
|
1,908,999
|
|
|
Transaction costs and expenses
|
|
|
7,655
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$
|
1,916,654
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net property, plant and equipment
|
|
$
|
1,471,643
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
62,212
|
|
|
Gas stored underground
|
|
|
138,818
|
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
21,743
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
472,215
|
|
|
Deferred charges and other assets
|
|
|
42,069
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
4,794
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(21,799
|
)
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
(70,087
|
)
|
|
Regulatory cost of removal obligation
|
|
|
(138,991
|
)
|
|
Deferred credits and other liabilities
|
|
|
(65,963
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,916,654
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The sale of TXU Gass assets was held through a competitive
bid process. We believe the resulting goodwill is recoverable
given the expected synergies we can achieve as a result of the
TXU Gas acquisition. To that end, the TXU Gas acquisition
significantly expands our existing utility operations in Texas.
The North Texas operations of TXU Gas bridge our geographic
operations between our existing utility operations in West Texas
and Louisiana. TXU Gass headquarters and service area are
centered in Dallas, Texas, which is also the location of our
corporate headquarters. Further, the addition of the regulated
pipelines and storage operations in North Texas may create
additional gas marketing and other opportunities for our
non-regulated subsidiaries, which include gas marketing and
storage operations. The goodwill generated in the acquisition is
deductible for tax purposes.
Our allocation of the purchase price is preliminary and is
subject to change due to our continuing review of the acquired
assets and liabilities. The amount currently allocated to
property, plant and equipment represents our estimate of the
fair value of the assets acquired. We have based that estimate
on the amount we believe will ultimately be approved as rate
base for rate setting purposes.
The table below reflects the unaudited pro forma results of the
Company and TXU Gas for the three and nine-month periods ended
June 30, 2004 as if the acquisition and related financing
had taken place at the beginning of fiscal 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2004
|
|
|
June 30, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
761,578
|
|
|
$
|
3,496,156
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(2,161
|
)
|
|
|
132,988
|
|
|
Net income (loss) per diluted share
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
$
|
1.70
|
|
11
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
4.
|
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
|
Goodwill and intangible assets are comprised of the following as
of June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
706,327
|
|
|
$
|
234,112
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
|
3,653
|
|
|
|
4,160
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
709,980
|
|
|
$
|
238,272
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following presents our goodwill balance allocated by segment
and changes in our balance for the nine months ended
June 30, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
|
Pipeline and
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
Storage
|
|
|
Non-utility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
|
|
|
Segment
|
|
|
Segment
|
|
|
Segment
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2004
|
|
$
|
199,400
|
|
|
$
|
24,282
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
10,430
|
|
|
$
|
234,112
|
|
|
Intersegment transfer of
assets
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,430
|
|
|
|
(10,430
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
TXU Gas acquisition (Note 3)
|
|
|
351,969
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120,246
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
472,215
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of June 30, 2005
|
|
$
|
551,369
|
|
|
$
|
24,282
|
|
|
$
|
130,676
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
706,327
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Effective October 1, 2004, we created the pipeline and
storage segment which includes the regulated pipeline and
storage operations of the Atmos Pipeline Texas
Division as well as the nonregulated pipeline and storage
operations of Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC, previously
included in our other nonutility segment. Accordingly, goodwill
allocable to Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC was transferred to
the pipeline and storage segment.
|
During the second quarter of fiscal 2005, we completed our
annual goodwill impairment assessment. Based upon the assessment
performed, we determined our goodwill was not impaired.
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
|
We conduct risk management activities through both our utility
and natural gas marketing segments. We record our derivatives as
a component of risk management assets and liabilities, which are
classified as current or noncurrent other assets or liabilities
based upon the anticipated settlement date of the underlying
derivative. Our determination of the fair value of these
derivative financial instruments reflects the estimated amounts
that we would receive or pay to terminate or close the contracts
at the reporting date, taking into account the current
unrealized gains and losses on open contracts. In our
determination of fair value, we consider various factors,
including closing exchange and over-the-counter quotations, time
value and volatility factors underlying the contracts.
12
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table shows the fair values of our risk management
assets and liabilities by segment at June 30, 2005 and
September 30, 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
June 30, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets from risk management activities, current
|
|
$
|
25,456
|
|
|
$
|
3,347
|
|
|
$
|
28,803
|
|
|
Assets from risk management activities, noncurrent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities from risk management activities, current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,558
|
)
|
|
|
(8,558
|
)
|
|
Liabilities from risk management activities, noncurrent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,844
|
)
|
|
|
(2,844
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets (liabilities)
|
|
$
|
25,456
|
|
|
$
|
(8,055
|
)
|
|
$
|
17,401
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets from risk management activities, current
|
|
$
|
25,692
|
|
|
$
|
18,748
|
|
|
$
|
44,440
|
|
|
Assets from risk management activities, noncurrent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
562
|
|
|
|
562
|
|
|
Liabilities from risk management activities, current
|
|
|
(34,304
|
)
|
|
|
(5,154
|
)
|
|
|
(39,458
|
)
|
|
Liabilities from risk management activities, noncurrent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,138
|
)
|
|
|
(1,138
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets (liabilities)
|
|
$
|
(8,612
|
)
|
|
$
|
13,018
|
|
|
$
|
4,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility Hedging Activities
|
We use a combination of storage, fixed physical contracts and
fixed financial contracts to partially insulate us and our
customers against gas price volatility during the winter heating
season. Because the gains or losses of financial derivatives
used in our utility segment ultimately will be recovered through
our rates, current period changes in the assets and liabilities
from these risk management activities are recorded as a
component of deferred gas costs in accordance with SFAS 71,
Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of
Regulation.
Accordingly, there is no earnings impact to our
utility segment as a result of the use of financial derivatives.
For the 2004-2005 heating season, we hedged approximately
59 percent of our anticipated winter flowing gas
requirements at a weighted average cost of approximately
$6.23 per Mcf. Our utility hedging activities also include
the cost of our Treasury lock agreements which are described in
further detail below.
|
|
|
|
|
Nonutility Hedging Activities
|
AEM manages its exposure to the risk of natural gas price
changes through a combination of storage and financial
derivatives, including futures, over-the-counter and
exchange-traded options and swap contracts with counterparties.
Our financial derivative activities include fair value hedges to
offset changes in the fair value of our natural gas inventory
and cash flow hedges to offset anticipated purchases and sales
of gas in the future.
Effective April 1, 2004, we elected to treat our
fixed-price forward contracts as normal purchases and sales and
ceased marking these contracts to market. As a result,
unrealized gains and losses on open derivative contracts which
are used to hedge price risk associated with these fixed-price
forward contracts are now designated as cash flow hedges and
recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive
income and are recognized in earnings as a component of revenue
when the hedged volumes are sold.
For the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2005,
the change in the deferred hedging position in accumulated other
comprehensive loss was attributable to decreases in future
commodity prices relative to the commodity prices stipulated in
the derivative contracts, and the recognition for the nine
months ended June 30, 2005 of $9.3 million in net
deferred hedging gains ($5.1 million during the three
months ended June 30, 2005) in net income when the
derivative contracts matured according to their terms. The net
13
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
deferred hedging gain associated with open cash flow hedges
remains subject to market price fluctuations until the positions
are either settled under the terms of the hedge contracts or
terminated prior to settlement. Substantially all of the
deferred hedging balance as of June 30, 2005 is expected to
be recognized in net income in fiscal 2006 and beyond.
Under our risk management policies, we seek to match our
financial derivative positions to our physical storage positions
as well as our expected current and future sales and purchase
obligations to maintain no open positions at the end of each
trading day. The determination of our net open position as of
any day, however, requires us to make assumptions as to future
circumstances, including the use of gas by our customers in
relation to our anticipated storage and market positions.
Because the price risk associated with any net open position at
the end of each day may increase if the assumptions are not
realized, we review these assumptions as part of our daily
monitoring activities. We can also be affected by intraday
fluctuations of gas prices, since the price of natural gas
purchased or sold for future delivery earlier in the day may not
be hedged until later in the day. At times, limited net open
positions related to our existing and anticipated commitments
may occur. At the close of business on June 30, 2005, AEH
had a net open position (including existing storage) of
0.2 Bcf.
During fiscal 2004, we entered into four Treasury lock
agreements to fix the Treasury yield component of the interest
cost of financing associated with the anticipated issuance of
$875 million of long-term debt subsequent to
September 30, 2004. This long-term debt was issued on
October 22, 2004 and was used to repay a portion of the
commercial paper used to fund the TXU Gas acquisition, as
described in Note 3. We designated these Treasury lock
agreements as cash flow hedges of an anticipated transaction.
These Treasury lock agreements were settled in October 2004 with
a net $43.8 million payment to the counterparties. This
amount will remain in accumulated other comprehensive income and
will be recognized as a component of interest expense over the
next ten years. During the three and nine-month periods ended
June 30, 2005, we recognized approximately
$1.4 million and $3.7 million of this obligation as a
component of interest expense.
14
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Long-term debt at June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004
consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Unsecured floating rate Senior Notes, due 2007
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
Unsecured 4.00% Senior Notes, due 2009
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unsecured 7.375% Senior Notes, due 2011
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
Unsecured 10% Notes, due 2011
|
|
|
2,303
|
|
|
|
2,303
|
|
|
Unsecured 5.125% Senior Notes, due 2013
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
Unsecured 4.95% Senior Notes, due 2014
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unsecured 5.95% Senior Notes, due 2034
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Medium term notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A, 1995-2, 6.27%, due 2010
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
Series A, 1995-1, 6.67%, due 2025
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
Unsecured 6.75% Debentures, due 2028
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
First Mortgage Bonds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series J, 9.40% due 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,000
|
|
|
|
Series P, 10.43% due 2013
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
11,250
|
|
|
|
Series Q, 9.75% due 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,000
|
|
|
|
Series T, 9.32% due 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,000
|
|
|
|
Series U, 8.77% due 2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
Series V, 7.50% due 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,167
|
|
|
Other term notes due in installments through 2013
|
|
|
8,463
|
|
|
|
9,830
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
|
2,190,766
|
|
|
|
868,550
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Original issue discount on unsecured senior notes and debentures
|
|
|
(3,885
|
)
|
|
|
(1,331
|
)
|
|
|
Current maturities
|
|
|
(3,242
|
)
|
|
|
(5,908
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,183,639
|
|
|
$
|
861,311
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our unsecured floating rate debt bears interest at a rate equal
to the three-month LIBOR rate plus 0.375 percent per year.
At June 30, 2005, the interest rate on our floating rate
debt was 3.516 percent.
On June 30, 2005, we elected to utilize excess cash to
repay $72.5 million in principal on five series of our
First Mortgage Bonds prior to their scheduled maturity. In
connection with the repayment, we paid a $25.0 million
make-whole premium in accordance with the terms of the
agreements and accrued interest of approximately
$1.0 million. In accordance with regulatory requirements,
the premium has been deferred and will be recognized over the
remaining original lives of the First Mortgage Bonds that were
repaid.
At June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, there were no
short-term amounts outstanding under our commercial paper
program or bank credit facilities.
15
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
We maintain both committed and uncommitted credit facilities.
Borrowings under our uncommitted credit facilities are made on a
when-and-as-needed basis at the discretion of the bank. Our
credit capacity and the amount of unused borrowing capacity are
affected by the seasonal nature of the natural gas business and
our short-term borrowing requirements, which are typically
highest during colder winter months. Our working capital needs
can vary significantly due to changes in the price of natural
gas charged by suppliers and the increased gas supplies required
to meet customers needs during periods of cold weather.
|
|
|
|
|
Committed Credit Facilities
|
As of June 30, 2005, we had two short-term committed
revolving credit facilities totaling $618.0 million, one of
which is an unsecured facility for $600.0 million that
bears interest at the Eurodollar rate plus 0.625 percent
and serves as a backup liquidity facility for our
$600.0 million commercial paper program. We entered into
this facility on October 22, 2004 to replace our
$350.0 million credit facility that served as the backup
liquidity facility for our $350.0 million commercial paper
program. At June 30, 2005, no commercial paper was
outstanding.
We have a second unsecured facility in place for
$18.0 million that bears interest at the Federal Funds rate
plus 0.5 percent. This facility expired on March 31,
2005 and was renewed effective April 1, 2005 with no
material changes to its terms and pricing. There were no
borrowings under this facility at June 30, 2005.
The availability of funds under our credit facilities is subject
to conditions specified in the respective credit agreements, all
of which we currently meet. These conditions include our
compliance with financial covenants and the continued accuracy
of representations and warranties contained in these agreements.
We are required by the financial covenants in our
$600.0 million credit facility to maintain, at the end of
each fiscal quarter, a ratio of total debt to total
capitalization of no greater than 70 percent. At
June 30, 2005, our total-debt-to-total-capitalization
ratio, as defined, was 60 percent. In addition, both the
interest margin over the Eurodollar rate and the fee that we pay
on unused amounts under our $600.0 million credit facility
are subject to adjustment depending upon our credit ratings.
|
|
|
|
|
Uncommitted Credit Facilities
|
AEM had a $250.0 million uncommitted demand working capital
credit facility that bore interest at the Eurodollar rate plus
2.5 percent that was scheduled to expire on March 31,
2005. On March 30, 2005, the facility was amended and
extended to March 31, 2006. This facility is guaranteed by
AEH.
Borrowings under the amended facility can be made either as
revolving loans or offshore rate loans. Revolving loan
borrowings will bear interest at a floating rate equal to a base
rate (defined as the higher of 0.50% per annum above the
Federal Funds rate or the lenders prime rate) plus 0.50%.
Offshore rate loan borrowings will bear interest at a floating
rate equal to a base rate based upon LIBOR plus an applicable
margin, ranging from 1.375% to 1.75% per annum, depending
on the excess tangible net worth of AEM, as defined in the
credit facility. Borrowings drawn down under letters of credit
issued by the banks will bear interest at a floating rate equal
to the base rate, as defined above plus an applicable margin,
which will range from 1.125% to 2.00% per annum, depending
on the excess tangible net worth of AEM and whether the letters
of credit are swap-related standby letters of credit.
AEM is required by the financial covenants in the credit
facility to maintain a maximum ratio of total liabilities to
tangible net worth of 5 to 1, along with minimum levels of
net working capital ranging from $20 million to
$50 million. Additionally, AEM must maintain a minimum
tangible net worth ranging from $21 million to
$51 million, and must not have a maximum cumulative loss
from March 30, 2005 exceeding $4 million to
$10 million, depending on the total amount of borrowing
elected from time to time by AEM. At June 30, 2005,
AEMs ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth, as
defined, was 1.14 to 1.
16
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
At June 30, 2005, no amounts were outstanding under this
credit facility. However, at June 30, 2005, AEM letters of
credit totaling $81.2 million had been issued under the
facility, which reduced the amount available by a corresponding
amount. The amount available under this credit facility is also
limited by various covenants, including covenants based on
working capital. Under the most restrictive covenant, the amount
available to AEM under this credit facility was
$68.8 million at June 30, 2005. This line of credit is
collateralized by substantially all of the assets of AEM and is
guaranteed by AEH.
The Company also has an unsecured short-term uncommitted credit
line for $25.0 million that is used for working-capital and
letter-of-credit purposes. There were no borrowings under this
uncommitted credit facility at June 30, 2005, but letters
of credit reduced the amount available by $4.2 million.
This uncommitted line is renewed or renegotiated at least
annually with varying terms, and we pay no fee for the
availability of the line. Borrowings under this line are made on
a when- and as-available basis at the discretion of the bank.
AEH, the parent company of AEM, has a $100.0 million
intercompany uncommitted demand credit facility with the Company
which bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%. This facility has been
approved by our state regulators through December 31, 2005.
At June 30, 2005, there was no amount outstanding under
this facility.
In addition, AEM has a $100.0 million intercompany
uncommitted demand credit facility with AEH for its nonutility
business which bears interest at the LIBOR rate plus
2.75 percent. Any outstanding amounts under this facility
are subordinated to AEMs $250.0 million uncommitted
demand credit facility described above. This facility is used to
supplement AEMs $250.0 million credit facility. At
June 30, 2005, there was $53.0 million outstanding
under this facility. On July 1, 2005, this facility was
renewed and the amount available for borrowing was increased to
$120.0 million.
We have other covenants in addition to those described above.
Our Series P First Mortgage Bonds contain provisions that
allow us to prepay the outstanding balance in whole at any time,
after November 2007, subject to a prepayment premium. The First
Mortgage Bonds provide for certain cash flow requirements and
restrictions on additional indebtedness, sale of assets and
payment of dividends. Under the most restrictive of such
covenants, cumulative cash dividends paid after
December 31, 1985 may not exceed the sum of accumulated net
income for periods after December 31, 1985 plus
$9.0 million. At June 30, 2005 approximately
$199.6 million of retained earnings was unrestricted with
respect to the payment of dividends.
We were in compliance with all of our debt covenants as of
June 30, 2005. If we do not comply with our debt covenants,
we may be required to repay our outstanding balances on demand,
provide additional collateral or take other corrective actions.
Our two public debt indentures relating to our senior notes and
debentures, as well as our $600.0 million revolving credit
agreement, each contain a default provision that is triggered if
outstanding indebtedness arising out of any other credit
agreements in amounts ranging from in excess of $15 million
to in excess of $100 million becomes due by acceleration or
is not paid at maturity. In addition, AEMs credit
agreement contains a cross-default provision whereby AEM would
be in default if it defaults on other indebtedness, as defined,
by at least $250 thousand in the aggregate. Additionally, this
agreement contains a provision that would limit the amount of
credit available if Atmos is downgraded below an S&P rating
of BBB and a Moodys rating of Baa2.
Except as described above, we have no triggering events in our
debt instruments that are tied to changes in specified credit
ratings or stock price, nor have we entered into any
transactions that would require us to issue equity based on our
credit rating or other triggering events.
17
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
On February 9, 2005, our shareholders approved an amendment
to our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of
authorized shares from 100 million to 200 million.
On October 27, 2004, we completed the public offering of
16.1 million shares of our common stock including the
underwriters exercise of their overallotment option of
2.1 million shares. The offering was priced at $24.75 and
generated net proceeds of approximately $382.0 million. We
used the net proceeds from this offering, together with net
proceeds of $235.7 million from a public offering we
conducted in July 2004 and $1.39 billion received from the
issuance of senior unsecured notes to pay off the
$1.7 billion in outstanding commercial paper described in
Note 3 and fund the remainder of the purchase price for the
TXU Gas acquisition.
Basic and diluted earnings per share at June 30 are
calculated as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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|
|
Net income
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|
$
|
4,486
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|
|
$
|
4,765
|
|
|
$
|
152,587
|
|
|
$
|
92,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic income per share weighted
average common shares
|
|
|
79,683
|
|
|
|
52,220
|
|
|
|
78,009
|
|
|
|
51,788
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted and other shares
|
|
|
330
|
|
|
|
258
|
|
|
|
325
|
|
|
|
258
|
|
|
|
Stock options
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
|
144
|
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for diluted income per share weighted
average common shares
|
|
|
80,144
|
|
|
|
52,617
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|
|
|
78,478
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|
|
|
52,166
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per share basic
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|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
1.96
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|
|
$
|
1.79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per share diluted
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|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
1.94
|
|
|
$
|
1.78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There were no out-of-the-money options excluded from the
computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months
ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 as their exercise price was
less than the average market price of the common stock during
that period.
There were no out-of-the-money options excluded from the
computation of diluted earnings per share for the nine months
ended June 30, 2005. There were 3,000 out-of-the-money
options excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per
share for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 as their
exercise price was greater than the average market price of the
common stock during that period.
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9.
|
Interim Pension and Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan
Information
|
The components of our net periodic pension cost for our pension
and other post-retirement benefit plans for the three months
ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 are presented in the following
table. All of these costs are
18
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
recoverable through our gas utility rates; however, a portion of
these costs is capitalized into our utility rate base. The
remaining costs are recorded as a component of operation and
maintenance expense.
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
|
Other Benefits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Components of net periodic pension cost:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service cost
|
|
$
|
3,136
|
|
|
$
|
2,433
|
|
|
$
|
2,478
|
|
|
$
|
1,405
|
|
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
6,017
|
|
|
|
6,004
|
|
|
|
2,366
|
|
|
|
1,751
|
|
|
|
Expected return on assets
|
|
|
(6,885
|
)
|
|
|
(7,524
|
)
|
|
|
(518
|
)
|
|
|
(396
|
)
|
|
|
Amortization of transition asset
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
378
|
|
|
|
378
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
|
Amortization of actuarial loss
|
|
|
1,891
|
|
|
|
2,018
|
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic pension cost
|
|
$
|
4,158
|
|
|
$
|
2,953
|
|
|
$
|
4,951
|
|
|
$
|
3,234
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The components of our net periodic pension cost for our pension
and other post-retirement benefit plans for the nine months
ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
|
Other Benefits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Components of net periodic pension cost:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service cost
|
|
$
|
9,408
|
|
|
$
|
7,299
|
|
|
$
|
7,434
|
|
|
$
|
4,535
|
|
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
18,051
|
|
|
|
18,012
|
|
|
|
7,098
|
|
|
|
5,605
|
|
|
|
Expected return on assets
|
|
|
(20,655
|
)
|
|
|
(22,572
|
)
|
|
|
(1,554
|
)
|
|
|
(1,127
|
)
|
|
|
Amortization of transition asset
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
1,134
|
|
|
|
1,134
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
288
|
|
|
|
288
|
|
|
|
Amortization of actuarial loss
|
|
|
5,673
|
|
|
|
6,054
|
|
|
|
453
|
|
|
|
635
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic pension cost
|
|
$
|
12,474
|
|
|
$
|
8,859
|
|
|
$
|
14,853
|
|
|
$
|
11,070
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The assumptions used to develop our net periodic pension cost
for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
|
Other Benefits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
|
6.25
|
%
|
|
|
6.00
|
%
|
|
|
6.25
|
%
|
|
|
6.00
|
%
|
|
Rate of compensation increase
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
|
8.75
|
%
|
|
|
9.00
|
%
|
|
|
5.30
|
%
|
|
|
5.30
|
%
|
The discount rate used to compute the present value of a
plans liabilities generally is based on rates of high
grade corporate bonds with maturities similar to the average
period over which the benefits will be paid. In the period
leading up to our June 30, 2005 measurement date, these
interest rates were declining, which has the effect of
increasing the present value of our plan liabilities.
Accordingly, we voluntarily contributed in June 2005
$3.0 million to our Pension Account Plan to maintain the
level of funding we desire relative to our accumulated benefit
obligation. We were not required to make a minimum funding
contribution during fiscal 2005 nor do we anticipate making any
additional voluntary contributions during the remainder of
fiscal 2005.
19
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
During the nine months ended June 30, 2005, we contributed
$7.0 million to our other post-retirement plans and we
expect to contribute approximately $11.7 million to these
plans during fiscal 2005.
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|
|
|
10.
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
Litigation and Environmental Matters
|
We are involved in litigation and environmental matters and
claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. While
the ultimate results of such litigation and response actions to
such environmental matters and claims cannot be predicted with
certainty, we believe the final outcome of such litigation and
response actions will not have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition, results of operations or net cash flows.
As discussed in our Form 10-Q for the three months ended
December 31, 2004, we were the plaintiff in a case styled
Energas Company, a Division of Atmos Energy
Corporation v. ONEOK Energy Marketing and Trading Company,
L.P., ONEOK Westex Transmission, Inc., and ONEOK Energy
Marketing and Trading Company II
, filed in December
2001, in the 72nd Judicial District in the District Court
of Lubbock County, Texas. This case was filed to recover damages
resulting from various claims involving the sale, measurement,
transportation and balancing of natural gas. This case and all
related claims have been settled. The settlement did not have a
material effect on our financial condition, results of
operations or net cash flows.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2005, there were no
other material changes in the status of the litigation and
environmental matters that were disclosed in Note 13 to our
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2004. However, with the acquisition of the
natural gas distribution and pipeline operations of TXU Gas
Company on October 1, 2004, we assumed responsibility for
certain litigation and claims that arose in the ordinary course
of the business of TXU Gas Company. We believe the final outcome
of such litigation and claims will not have a material adverse
effect on our financial condition, results of operations or net
cash flows.
AEM has commitments to purchase physical quantities of natural
gas under contracts indexed to the forward NYMEX strip or fixed
price contracts. At June 30, 2005, AEM was committed to
purchase 46.4 Bcf within one year, 5.7 Bcf within
one to three years and 1.1 Bcf after three years under
indexed contracts. AEM is committed to purchase 0.7 Bcf
within one year and 0.5 Bcf within one to three years under
fixed price contracts with prices ranging from $5.24 to $7.68.
Purchases under these contracts totaled $294.0 million and
$283.5 million for the three months ended June 30,
2005 and 2004 and $999.4 million and $981.5 million
for the nine months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.
Our historical utility operations maintain supply contracts with
several vendors that generally cover a period of up to one year.
Commitments for estimated base gas volumes are established under
these contracts on a monthly basis at contractually negotiated
prices. Commitments for incremental daily purchases are made as
necessary during the month in accordance with the terms of the
individual contract.
20
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Our Mid-Tex Division maintains long-term supply contracts to
ensure a reliable source of gas for our customers in its service
area which obligate it to purchase specified volumes at market
prices. The estimated commitments under these contracts as of
June 30, 2005 are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
$
|
84,604
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
270,730
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
58,367
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
31,059
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
11,519
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
45,524
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
501,803
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In January 2005, we signed a letter of intent with a third party
to jointly construct, own and operate a 45-mile large diameter
natural gas pipeline in the northern portion of the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Under terms of the letter of
intent, the third party will provide the initial capital to
build the pipeline and we will contribute up to
$42.5 million within two years of signing of a definitive
agreement. The pipeline is currently expected to be placed into
service in fiscal 2006.
In May 2005, we entered into a five year agreement with a third
party to transport up to 100,000 MMBtu per day of natural
gas through our Texas intrastate pipeline system beginning in
April 2006. To handle the increased volumes for this project and
other planned projects, we will install compression equipment
and other pipeline infrastructure, costing approximately
$20 million.
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|
|
|
11.
|
Concentration of Credit Risk
|
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to us if a customer
fails to perform its contractual obligations. We engage in
transactions for the purchase and sale of products and services
with major companies in the energy industry and with industrial,
commercial, residential and municipal energy consumers. These
transactions principally occur in the southern and midwestern
regions of the United States. We believe that this geographic
concentration does not contribute significantly to our overall
exposure to credit risk. Credit risk associated with trade
accounts receivable for the utility segment is mitigated by the
large number of individual customers and diversity in customer
base.
Customer diversification also helps mitigate AEMs credit
exposure. AEM maintains credit policies with respect to its
counterparties that it believes minimizes overall credit risk.
Where appropriate, such policies include the evaluation of a
prospective counterpartys financial condition, collateral
requirements and the use of standardized agreements that
facilitate the netting of cash flows associated with a single
counterparty. AEM also monitors the financial condition of
existing counterparties on an ongoing basis. Customers not
meeting minimum standards are required to provide adequate
assurance of financial performance.
AEM maintains a provision for credit losses based upon factors
surrounding the credit risk of customers, historical trends and
other information. We believe, based on our credit policies and
our provisions for credit losses, that our financial position,
results of operations and cash flows will not be materially
affected as a result of nonperformance by any counterparty.
AEMs estimated credit exposure is monitored in terms of
the percentage of its customers that are rated as investment
grade versus non-investment grade. Credit exposure is defined as
the total of (1) accounts receivable, (2) delivered,
but unbilled physical sales and (3) mark-to-market exposure
for sales and purchases. Investment grade determinations are set
internally by the credit department, but are primarily
21
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
based on external ratings provided by Moodys Investor
Service Inc. and/or Standard & Poors. For
non-rated entities, the default rating for municipalities is
investment grade, while the default rating for non-guaranteed
industrial and commercial customers is non-investment grade. The
table below shows the percentages related to the investment
ratings as of June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment grade
|
|
|
55
|
%
|
|
|
55
|
%
|
|
Non-investment grade
|
|
|
45
|
%
|
|
|
45
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table presents our derivative counterparty credit
exposure by operating segment based upon the unrealized fair
value of our derivative contracts that represent assets as of
June 30, 2005. Investment grade counterparties have minimum
credit ratings of BBB-, assigned by Standard &
Poors; or Baa3, assigned by Moodys Investor Service.
Non-investment grade counterparties are composed of
counterparties that are below investment grade or that have not
been assigned an internal investment grade rating due to the
short-term nature of the contracts associated with that
counterparty. This category is composed of numerous smaller
counterparties, none of which is individually significant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment
(1)
|
|
|
Segment
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Investment grade counterparties
|
|
$
|
25,456
|
|
|
$
|
2,364
|
|
|
$
|
27,820
|
|
|
Non-investment grade counterparties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
983
|
|
|
|
983
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
25,456
|
|
|
$
|
3,347
|
|
|
$
|
28,803
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Counterparty risk for our utility segment is minimized because
hedging gains and losses are passed through to our customers.
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Atmos Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries are engaged
primarily in the natural gas utility business as well as certain
nonutility businesses. We distribute natural gas through sales
and transportation arrangements to approximately
3.2 million residential, commercial, public authority and
industrial customers through our seven regulated utility
divisions, which cover service areas located in 12 states.
In addition, we transport natural gas for others through our
distribution system.
Through our nonutility businesses we provide natural gas
management and marketing services to industrial customers,
municipalities and other local distribution companies located in
22 states. Additionally, we provide natural gas
transportation and storage services to certain of our utility
operations and to third parties.
Our operations are divided into four segments:
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the utility segment, which includes our regulated natural gas
distribution and sales operations,
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the natural gas marketing segment, which includes a variety of
natural gas management services,
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the pipeline and storage segment, which includes our regulated
and nonregulated natural gas transmission and storage
services and
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the other nonutility segment, which includes all of our other
nonutility operations.
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22
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Effective October 1, 2004, we created the pipeline and
storage segment which includes the regulated pipeline and
storage operations of the Atmos Pipeline Texas
Division and the nonregulated pipeline and storage operations of
Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC, which was previously
included in our other nonutility segment. Segment information
for all prior year periods has been restated to reflect our new
organizational structure.
Our determination of reportable segments considers the strategic
operating units under which we manage sales of various products
and services to customers in differing regulatory environments.
Although our utility segment operations are geographically
dispersed, they are reported as a single segment as each utility
division has similar economic characteristics. The accounting
policies of the segments are the same as those described in the
summary of significant accounting policies found in our annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2004. We evaluate performance based on net
income or loss of the respective operating units.
Summarized income statements for the three and nine-month
periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 by segment are
presented in the following tables:
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
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Pipeline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Natural Gas
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and
|
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|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
Storage
|
|
|
Nonutility
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
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|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(In thousands)
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|
Operating revenues from external parties
|
|
$
|
501,481
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|
$
|
387,999
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|
$
|
19,929
|
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|
$
|
543
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|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
909,952
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Intersegment revenues
|
|
|
254
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|
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|
78,836
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|
|
|
16,595
|
|
|
|
878
|
|
|
|
(96,563
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
501,735
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|
|
466,835
|
|
|
|
36,524
|
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|
1,421
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|
(96,563
|
)
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|
909,952
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Purchased gas cost
|
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|
326,502
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|
456,440
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(1,733
|
)
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|
|
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(95,606
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)
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|
685,603
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Gross profit
|
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|
175,233
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|
|
10,395
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|
|
|
38,257
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|
|
|
1,421
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|
|
|
(957
|
)
|
|
|
224,349
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operation and maintenance
|
|
|
76,862
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|
|
|
4,948
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|
|
|
12,648
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|
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|
1,067
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|
(1,007
|
)
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|
94,518
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Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
38,775
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|
|
|
458
|
|
|
|
4,189
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,448
|
|
|
|
Taxes, other than income
|
|
|
44,555
|
|
|
|
242
|
|
|
|
2,064
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,915
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
160,192
|
|
|
|
5,648
|
|
|
|
18,901
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|
|
|
1,147
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|
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|
(1,007
|
)
|
|
|
184,881
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
15,041
|
|
|
|
4,747
|
|
|
|
19,356
|
|
|
|
274
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
39,468
|
|
|
Miscellaneous income
|
|
|
3,122
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
|
613
|
|
|
|
578
|
|
|
|
(2,942
|
)
|
|
|
1,524
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|
|
Interest charges
|
|
|
28,520
|
|
|
|
957
|
|
|
|
6,169
|
|
|
|
935
|
|
|
|
(2,892
|
)
|
|
|
33,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(10,357
|
)
|
|
|
3,943
|
|
|
|
13,800
|
|
|
|
(83
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,303
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
|
(3,689
|
)
|
|
|
1,583
|
|
|
|
4,958
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|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,817
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(6,668
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,360
|
|
|
$
|
8,842
|
|
|
$
|
(48
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pipeline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
Storage
|
|
|
Nonutility
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Operating revenues from external parties
|
|
$
|
255,986
|
|
|
$
|
288,809
|
|
|
$
|
690
|
|
|
$
|
573
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
546,058
|
|
|
Intersegment revenues
|
|
|
266
|
|
|
|
75,530
|
|
|
|
4,667
|
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
|
(80,743
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
256,252
|
|
|
|
364,339
|
|
|
|
5,357
|
|
|
|
853
|
|
|
|
(80,743
|
)
|
|
|
546,058
|
|
|
Purchased gas cost
|
|
|
163,093
|
|
|
|
352,708
|
|
|
|
3,150
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(80,385
|
)
|
|
|
438,566
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
93,159
|
|
|
|
11,631
|
|
|
|
2,207
|
|
|
|
853
|
|
|
|
(358
|
)
|
|
|
107,492
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operation and maintenance
|
|
|
45,974
|
|
|
|
3,767
|
|
|
|
669
|
|
|
|
415
|
|
|
|
(358
|
)
|
|
|
50,467
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
22,435
|
|
|
|
513
|
|
|
|
292
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,268
|
|
|
|
Taxes, other than income
|
|
|
11,558
|
|
|
|
504
|
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,297
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
79,967
|
|
|
|
4,784
|
|
|
|
1,132
|
|
|
|
507
|
|
|
|
(358
|
)
|
|
|
86,032
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
13,192
|
|
|
|
6,847
|
|
|
|
1,075
|
|
|
|
346
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,460
|
|
|
Miscellaneous income
|
|
|
1,668
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
|
1,547
|
|
|
|
(1,296
|
)
|
|
|
2,187
|
|
|
Interest charges
|
|
|
16,119
|
|
|
|
411
|
|
|
|
257
|
|
|
|
520
|
|
|
|
(1,296
|
)
|
|
|
16,011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(1,259
|
)
|
|
|
6,614
|
|
|
|
908
|
|
|
|
1,373
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,636
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
|
(711
|
)
|
|
|
2,664
|
|
|
|
366
|
|
|
|
552
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,871
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(548
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,950
|
|
|
$
|
542
|
|
|
$
|
821
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,765
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pipeline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
Storage
|
|
|
Nonutility
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Operating revenues from external parties
|
|
$
|
2,649,979
|
|
|
$
|
1,250,507
|
|
|
$
|
66,546
|
|
|
$
|
1,667
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,968,699
|
|
|
Intersegment revenues
|
|
|
814
|
|
|
|
223,020
|
|
|
|
64,252
|
|
|
|
2,391
|
|
|
|
(290,477
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,650,793
|
|
|
|
1,473,527
|
|
|
|
130,798
|
|
|
|
4,058
|
|
|
|
(290,477
|
)
|
|
|
3,968,699
|
|
|
Purchased gas cost
|
|
|
1,895,181
|
|
|
|
1,425,128
|
|
|
|
8,895
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(287,889
|
)
|
|
|
3,041,315
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
755,612
|
|
|
|
48,399
|
|
|
|
121,903
|
|
|
|
4,058
|
|
|
|
(2,588
|
)
|
|
|
927,384
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operation and maintenance
|
|
|
259,884
|
|
|
|
12,410
|
|
|
|
41,190
|
|
|
|
3,007
|
|
|
|
(2,738
|
)
|
|
|
313,753
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
119,007
|
|
|
|
1,436
|
|
|
|
12,244
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132,771
|
|
|
|
Taxes, other than income
|
|
|
133,395
|
|
|
|
412
|
|
|
|
6,510
|
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
140,537
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
512,286
|
|
|
|
14,258
|
|
|
|
59,944
|
|
|
|
3,311
|
|
|
|
(2,738
|
)
|
|
|
587,061
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
243,326
|
|
|
|
34,141
|
|
|
|
61,959
|
|
|
|
747
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
|
340,323
|
|
|
Miscellaneous income
|
|
|
6,068
|
|
|
|
600
|
|
|
|
1,220
|
|
|
|
1,787
|
|
|
|
(6,808
|
)
|
|
|
2,867
|
|
|
Interest charges
|
|
|
83,841
|
|
|
|
2,037
|
|
|
|
18,568
|
|
|
|
1,516
|
|
|
|
(6,658
|
)
|
|
|
99,304
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
165,553
|
|
|
|
32,704
|
|
|
|
44,611
|
|
|
|
1,018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
243,886
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
61,547
|
|
|
|
13,291
|
|
|
|
16,047
|
|
|
|
414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,299
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
104,006
|
|
|
$
|
19,413
|
|
|
$
|
28,564
|
|
|
$
|
604
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
152,587
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pipeline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
Storage
|
|
|
Nonutility
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Operating revenues from external parties
|
|
$
|
1,424,180
|
|
|
$
|
999,135
|
|
|
$
|
2,057
|
|
|
$
|
1,787
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,427,159
|
|
|
Intersegment revenues
|
|
|
842
|
|
|
|
256,251
|
|
|
|
16,186
|
|
|
|
462
|
|
|
|
(273,741
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,425,022
|
|
|
|
1,255,386
|
|
|
|
18,243
|
|
|
|
2,249
|
|
|
|
(273,741
|
)
|
|
|
2,427,159
|
|
|
Purchased gas cost
|
|
|
1,003,977
|
|
|
|
1,214,395
|
|
|
|
9,158
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(273,042
|
)
|
|
|
1,954,488
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
421,045
|
|
|
|
40,991
|
|
|
|
9,085
|
|
|
|
2,249
|
|
|
|
(699
|
)
|
|
|
472,671
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operation and maintenance
|
|
|
152,089
|
|
|
|
11,751
|
|
|
|
1,945
|
|
|
|
1,390
|
|
|
|
(699
|
)
|
|
|
166,476
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
67,072
|
|
|
|
1,579
|
|
|
|
1,140
|
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,879
|
|
|
|
Taxes, other than income
|
|
|
43,843
|
|
|
|
932
|
|
|
|
875
|
|
|
|
251
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,901
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
263,004
|
|
|
|
14,262
|
|
|
|
3,960
|
|
|
|
1,729
|
|
|
|
(699
|
)
|
|
|
282,256
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
158,041
|
|
|
|
26,729
|
|
|
|
5,125
|
|
|
|
520
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
190,415
|
|
|
Miscellaneous income
|
|
|
4,001
|
|
|
|
530
|
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
|
7,658
|
|
|
|
(4,452
|
)
|
|
|
7,850
|
|
|
Interest charges
|
|
|
49,285
|
|
|
|
2,284
|
|
|
|
808
|
|
|
|
1,581
|
|
|
|
(4,452
|
)
|
|
|
49,506
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
112,757
|
|
|
|
24,975
|
|
|
|
4,430
|
|
|
|
6,597
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
148,759
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
41,636
|
|
|
|
10,067
|
|
|
|
1,786
|
|
|
|
2,659
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,148
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
71,121
|
|
|
$
|
14,908
|
|
|
$
|
2,644
|
|
|
$
|
3,938
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
92,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Balance sheet information at June 30, 2005 and
September 30, 2004 by segment is presented in the following
tables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural
|
|
|
Pipeline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
Storage
|
|
|
Nonutility
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
2,866,980
|
|
|
$
|
7,530
|
|
|
$
|
428,881
|
|
|
$
|
1,420
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,304,811
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
208,520
|
|
|
|
(1,821
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(206,699
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
13,793
|
|
|
|
8,272
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,572
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,637
|
|
|
|
Cash held on deposit in margin account
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,660
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,660
|
|
|
|
Assets from risk management activities
|
|
|
25,456
|
|
|
|
4,708
|
|
|
|
459
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,820
|
)
|
|
|
28,803
|
|
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
385,413
|
|
|
|
280,745
|
|
|
|
50,346
|
|
|
|
56,824
|
|
|
|
(91,974
|
)
|
|
|
681,354
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables
|
|
|
558,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(558,700
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
983,362
|
|
|
|
316,385
|
|
|
|
50,805
|
|
|
|
58,396
|
|
|
|
(652,494
|
)
|
|
|
756,454
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,653
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,653
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
551,369
|
|
|
|
24,282
|
|
|
|
130,676
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
706,327
|
|
|
Noncurrent assets from risk management activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred charges and other assets
|
|
|
258,658
|
|
|
|
1,506
|
|
|
|
5,818
|
|
|
|
20,717
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
286,699
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,868,889
|
|
|
$
|
351,535
|
|
|
$
|
616,180
|
|
|
$
|
80,533
|
|
|
$
|
(859,193
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,057,944
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPITALIZATION AND
LIABILITIES
|
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
$
|
1,616,010
|
|
|
$
|
114,330
|
|
|
$
|
61,161
|
|
|
$
|
33,029
|
|
|
$
|
(208,520
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,616,010
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
2,177,168
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,471
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,183,639
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capitalization
|
|
|
3,793,178
|
|
|
|
114,330
|
|
|
|
61,161
|
|
|
|
39,500
|
|
|
|
(208,520
|
)
|
|
|
3,799,649
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,242
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(53,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities from risk management activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,428
|
|
|
|
1,361
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,231
|
)
|
|
|
8,558
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
411,538
|
|
|
|
127,813
|
|
|
|
56,918
|
|
|
|
6,231
|
|
|
|
(36,769
|
)
|
|
|
565,731
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,948
|
|
|
|
484,517
|
|
|
|
24,235
|
|
|
|
(558,700
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
412,788
|
|
|
|
240,189
|
|
|
|
542,796
|
|
|
|
32,458
|
|
|
|
(650,700
|
)
|
|
|
577,531
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
219,001
|
|
|
|
(6,033
|
)
|
|
|
7,727
|
|
|
|
1,977
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
222,699
|
|
|
Noncurrent liabilities from risk management activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,844
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,844
|
|
|
Regulatory cost of removal obligation
|
|
|
254,988
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
254,988
|
|
|
Deferred credits and other liabilities
|
|
|
188,934
|
|
|
|
205
|
|
|
|
4,496
|
|
|
|
6,598
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200,233
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,868,889
|
|
|
$
|
351,535
|
|
|
$
|
616,180
|
|
|
$
|
80,533
|
|
|
$
|
(859,193
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,057,944
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural
|
|
|
Pipeline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility
|
|
|
Marketing
|
|
|
Storage
|
|
|
Nonutility
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
1,669,304
|
|
|
$
|
7,875
|
|
|
$
|
43,784
|
|
|
$
|
1,558
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,722,521
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
164,300
|
|
|
|
(1,484
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(162,816
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
182,846
|
|
|
|
18,734
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
352
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
201,932
|
|
|
|
Assets from risk management activities
|
|
|
25,692
|
|
|
|
24,412
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,664
|
)
|
|
|
44,440
|
|
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
253,829
|
|
|
|
170,363
|
|
|
|
13,473
|
|
|
|
18,815
|
|
|
|
(25,740
|
)
|
|
|
430,740
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivables
|
|
|
1,995
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,079
|
|
|
|
(18,074
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
464,362
|
|
|
|
213,509
|
|
|
|
13,473
|
|
|
|
35,246
|
|
|
|
(49,478
|
)
|
|
|
677,112
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,160
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,160
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
199,400
|
|
|
|
24,282
|
|
|
|
10,430
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
234,112
|
|
|
Noncurrent assets from risk management activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
734
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(172
|
)
|
|
|
562
|
|
|
Deferred charges and other assets
|
|
|
207,019
|
|
|
|
1,661
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
22,711
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
231,416
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,704,385
|
|
|
$
|
250,737
|
|
|
$
|
67,712
|
|
|
$
|
59,515
|
|
|
$
|
(212,466
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,869,883
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPITALIZATION AND
LIABILITIES
|
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
$
|
1,133,459
|
|
|
$
|
103,376
|
|
|
$
|
28,499
|
|
|
$
|
32,425
|
|
|
$
|
(164,300
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,133,459
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
853,472
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,839
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
861,311
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capitalization
|
|
|
1,986,931
|
|
|
|
103,376
|
|
|
|
28,499
|
|
|
|
40,264
|
|
|
|
(164,300
|
)
|
|
|
1,994,770
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
|
3,917
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,991
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,908
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities from risk management activities
|
|
|
34,304
|
|
|
|
11,407
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,253
|
)
|
|
|
39,458
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
236,257
|
|
|
|
124,577
|
|
|
|
24,014
|
|
|
|
7,558
|
|
|
|
(23,304
|
)
|
|
|
369,102
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,906
|
|
|
|
8,168
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18,074
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
274,478
|
|
|
|
145,890
|
|
|
|
32,182
|
|
|
|
9,549
|
|
|
|
(47,631
|
)
|
|
|
414,468
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
208,325
|
|
|
|
(3,360
|
)
|
|
|
6,961
|
|
|
|
1,977
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
213,930
|
|
|
Noncurrent liabilities from risk management activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(562
|
)
|
|
|
1,138
|
|
|
Regulatory cost of removal obligation
|
|
|
103,579
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103,579
|
|
|
Deferred credits and other liabilities
|
|
|
131,072
|
|
|
|
3,131
|
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
7,725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141,998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,704,385
|
|
|
$
|
250,737
|
|
|
$
|
67,712
|
|
|
$
|
59,515
|
|
|
$
|
(212,466
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,869,883
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Atmos Energy Corporation
We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of
Atmos Energy Corporation as of June 30, 2005, and the
related condensed consolidated statements of income for the
three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and
2004, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management.
We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A
review of interim financial information consists principally of
applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons
responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an
opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material
modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated
interim financial statements referred to above for them to be in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),
the consolidated balance sheet of Atmos Energy Corporation as of
September 30, 2004, and the related consolidated statements
of income, shareholders equity, and cash flows for the
year then ended, not presented herein, and in our report dated
November 9, 2004, we expressed an unqualified opinion on
those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the
information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of September 30, 2004, is fairly stated,
in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated
balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Dallas, Texas
August 5, 2005
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|
|
|
|
Item 2.
|
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
|
Introduction
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the
condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q and Managements Discussion and
Analysis in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 2004.
|
|
|
|
|
Cautionary Statement for the Purposes of the Safe Harbor
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995
|
The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than
statements of historical fact included in this Report are
forward-looking statements made in good faith by the Company and
are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability
established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. When used in this Report, or any other of the
Companys documents or oral presentations, the words
anticipate, believe, expect,
estimate, forecast, goal,
intend, objective, plan,
projection, seek, strategy
or similar words are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in the statements
relating to the Companys strategy, operations, markets,
services, rates, recovery of costs, availability of gas supply
and other factors. These risks and uncertainties include the
following: adverse weather conditions, such as warmer than
normal weather in the Companys utility service territories
or colder than normal weather that could adversely affect our
natural gas marketing activities; regulatory trends and
decisions, including deregulation initiatives and the impact of
rate proceedings before various state regulatory commissions;
market risks beyond our control affecting our risk management
activities including market liquidity, commodity price
volatility and counterparty creditworthiness; national, regional
and local economic conditions; the Companys ability to
continue to access the capital markets; the effects of inflation
and changes in the availability and prices of natural gas,
including the volatility of natural gas prices; increased
competition from energy suppliers and alternative forms of
energy; risks relating to the acquisition of the TXU Gas
operations, including without limitation, the Companys
increased indebtedness resulting from the acquisition and the
successful integration of the TXU Gas operations; and other
uncertainties, which may be discussed herein, all of which are
difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of
the Company. A more detailed discussion of these risks and
uncertainties may be found in the Companys Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 2004. Accordingly, while
the Company believes these forward-looking statements to be
reasonable, there can be no assurance that they will approximate
actual experience or that the expectations derived from them
will be realized. Further, the Company undertakes no obligation
to update or revise any of its forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Overview
Atmos Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries are engaged
primarily in the natural gas utility business as well as certain
nonutility businesses. We distribute natural gas through sales
and transportation arrangements to approximately
3.2 million residential, commercial, public-authority and
industrial customers through our seven regulated utility
divisions, which cover service areas located in 12 states.
In addition, we transport natural gas for others through our
distribution system.
Through our nonutility businesses we provide natural gas
management, transportation, storage and marketing services to
industrial customers, municipalities and other local
distribution companies located in 22 states. Additionally,
we provide natural gas transportation and storage services to
certain of our utility operations and to third parties.
30
Our operations are divided into four segments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
the utility segment, which includes our regulated natural gas
distribution and sales operations,
|
|
|
|
|
|
the natural gas marketing segment, which includes a variety of
natural gas management services,
|
|
|
|
|
|
the pipeline and storage segment, which includes our regulated
and nonregulated natural gas transmission and storage
services and
|
|
|
|
|
|
the other nonutility segment, which includes all of our other
nonutility operations.
|
Fiscal 2005 has been highlighted by our acquisition of the
natural gas distribution and pipeline operations of TXU Gas
Company (TXU Gas). The TXU Gas operations we acquired are
regulated businesses engaged in the purchase, transmission,
distribution and sale of natural gas in the north-central,
eastern and western parts of Texas. Through these newly acquired
operations, we provide gas distribution services to
approximately 1.5 million residential and business
customers in Texas, including the Dallas/ Fort Worth
metropolitan area. We also now own and operate a system
consisting of 6,162 miles of gas transmission and gathering
lines and five underground storage reservoirs in Texas. On
April 1, 2005, we took over the operations of a Waco, Texas
customer support center and all call center services formerly
provided by TXU Gas under a transitional services agreement were
terminated. We intend to close the purchase of the related
assets on October 1, 2005 for approximately
$1.7 million.
The purchase price of the TXU Gas acquisition was approximately
$1.9 billion, before transaction costs and expenses, which
we paid in cash. We funded the purchase price for the TXU Gas
acquisition with approximately $235.7 million in net
proceeds from our offering of approximately 9.9 million
shares of common stock, which we completed on July 19,
2004, and approximately $1.7 billion in net proceeds from
our issuance on October 1, 2004 of commercial paper
backstopped by a senior unsecured revolving credit agreement,
which we entered into on September 24, 2004 for bridge
financing for the TXU Gas acquisition. In October 2004, we paid
off the outstanding commercial paper used to fund the
acquisition through the issuance of senior unsecured notes on
October 22, 2004, which generated net proceeds of
approximately $1.4 billion and the sale of
16.1 million shares of common stock on October 27,
2004, which generated net proceeds of approximately
$382.0 million.
As a result of the acquisition, effective October 1, 2004,
we created the pipeline and storage segment which includes the
regulated pipeline and storage operations of the Atmos
Pipeline Texas Division and the nonregulated
pipeline and storage operations of Atmos Pipeline and Storage,
LLC, which was previously included in our other nonutility
segment.
31
The TXU Gas acquisition essentially doubled the size of the
Company as measured by assets, revenues and customers. The
following table presents selected financial information for the
Mid-Tex Division and Atmos Pipeline Texas Division
operations for the three and nine-month periods ended
June 30, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2005
|
|
|
June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid-Tex
|
|
|
Atmos Pipeline
|
|
|
Mid-Tex
|
|
|
Atmos Pipeline
|
|
|
|
|
Division
|
|
|
Texas Division
|
|
|
Division
|
|
|
Texas Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, unless otherwise noted)
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$
|
209,255
|
|
|
$
|
33,261
|
|
|
$
|
1,133,913
|
|
|
$
|
118,675
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
79,428
|
|
|
|
35,222
|
|
|
|
324,542
|
|
|
|
111,447
|
|
|
Operation and maintenance
|
|
|
30,780
|
|
|
|
12,012
|
|
|
|
110,219
|
|
|
|
39,461
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
15,245
|
|
|
|
3,896
|
|
|
|
48,327
|
|
|
|
11,300
|
|
|
Taxes, other than income
|
|
|
30,971
|
|
|
|
1,905
|
|
|
&
|